Crowder State Park is a public recreation area of surrounding Crowder Lake near Trenton in Grundy County,

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and lake are named after Maj. General Enoch H. Crowder, who was born and raised near the park.

Features

The Crowder State Park Vehicle Bridge, a small single-arch span of

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with a facing of cut stone built about 1939, is the only surviving structure erected in the park by the

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. It was listed on the

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in 1985.

Activities and amenities

The park offers picnicking, camping, fishing, swimming, canoeing, and trails for hiking, cycling and horseback riding.

References

External links

Crowder State Park
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Crowder State Park Map
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